‘Person of Interest’ appointed in the missing tourist mystery of the Dominican Republic – nationally

The person who is interesting is identified in search of a A 20-year-old student at Pittsburgh University who disappeared last week On spring vacation Punta Cana.

Sudixha Konanki He was last seen in the supervisory shots entering the beach at the Riu República Hotel around 4:15 in the morning, he states to a statement from the Dominican national police.

On Wednesday morning, spokesman for Sheriff of the Loudoun County Office, Virginia, where Konanki is a biology student, NBC News said to be a person of interest has been identified Investigators from us.

The Sheriff of the Loudoun County Office is not competent in the case of Konanka, but sent detective Punta Cani to help the investigation.

The authorities of the Dominican Republic did not say whether an individual was an interest in their investigation.

“It’s not the same as a suspect because this is not a criminal thing. This is still the case of a missing person,” said Sheriff’s spokesman Loudoun Thomas Julia.

Julia also said that the unmarked person was still described in detail in the investigation.

New surveillance shots Konanki, who arrived in the country on March 3, also published Dominican Republican News Atticias Sin. The recordings, recorded at 4:15 am, local time on March 6th, show Konanki leaving the Riu República Hotel with three other people.

She was seen on her hand with a man while two women walk behind them as they leave the building. According to the implementation of the lawThe man is believed to be the last person to see Konanki.

The surveillance video also shows a man who leaves the beach area at 9:55 in the morning, without any signs of Konanki.

“The disappeared woman and young foreigners who followed her were captured by video surveillance cameras a few meters from entering the beach area,” Dominican national police in a statement.

Loudoun Mike Chapman Sheriff said he had concerns about “inconsistencies” in witness statements.

“I understand that the people who have been with her and witnesses who have been interviewed there several times,” Chapman told Newnation’s Banfield on Monday. “I believe there have been some inconsistencies on several occasions with their own stories. It bothers me here, what really asks the question, what really happened there?”

The FBI on Tuesday joined the search for Konanki. The Dominican government noticed that Others who participate in the search include the Dominican Republic Air Force (FARD), the Navy, the Civil Protection and its Rescue Staff, members of the fire department and the hotel staff.

“National police, together with the State Attorney’s Office (PGR), Federal Investigation Office (FBI) and International Binding of US Embassy in the country, formed a high -level commission for monitoring the case,” added the Dominican Republic National Police In a statement of x.

The Dominican Republic police have announced that they are re -inspected People who were with Konanki before disappearing on the beach in front of Riu República Hotel.

“This new phase began with the process of re -examined by people who had previously been with a missing woman in time and space. Employees of the hotel where the young woman and her companions stayed are also part of this procedure to collect information that will enable their movements, interactions and any relevant information in this search process,” they added.

The hotel said in a statement that Konaki’s disappearance had coincided with the interruption of current that encouraged more guests to embark on the beach.

“From early morning, more than 300 officers, experts, tactical units and water search teams have been deployed to the coastal area and the surrounding areas of the hotel in common efforts to find traces that could lead to the determination of the young woman’s house,” Dominican police said on Wednesday.

The police added That the authorities “work daily to find traces” that can lead to the location of Konanki, “maintaining coordination with national and international agencies involved in this search effort.”

Dominican President Luis Ambinader told reporters That Konaki’s disappearance is explored as an accident.

“We are worried,” he said on Monday during his weekly meeting with print. “All government agencies are searching … because the latest information we have from one of them, of the last person with a young woman, what he says according to the reports is that the wave, while on the beach, crashed into them.”

Ambinader defended tourists’ safety in the Dominican Republic, saying that the country receives more than 11 million visitors a year and that questions rarely appear.

“It has been four days, and if she had been in the water, she would probably be swollen ashore,” the Faculty of Student Faculty of Podbarayud Konanki would disappear said Wtop-FM. “Not found, so we ask them to explore more options, such as abduction or abduction.”

Authorities used drones, helicopters and dogs to detect on Monday to inspect the waters from the east coast of the island where she was reportedly seen last time, Civil Defense spokesman Jensen Sánchez said.

“The search is ongoing at sea because it is assumed that she drowned. According to the boy who was with her, the waves distracted her, but that is under a police investigation,” he said.

He noted that it could take more than a week for the body to appear in warm waters.

Konaki’s parents flew to Punta Cana with two family friends after learning about their daughter’s disappearance. Subbarayud and a family friend filed a record of the appeal on Sunday, asking the authorities to expand the investigation.

The complaint notes that student things, including her phone and wallet, remained with her friends, “which is unusual because she always carried the phone with her.”

“In the light of these circumstances, I respectly ask that the authorities take instant steps to explore not only the possibility of accidental drowning, but also the possibility of abduction or misdemeanor,” he wrote, according to WTOP-FM.

AND Said in a statement by Riu Hotels Chain On March 9th, this is “deeply worried about the disappearance of one of our guests.”

“From the moment her absence was reported, we worked closely with the local authorities, including the police and the Navy, on a thorough search,” the hotel said. “We would like to express our deepest sympathy for family and friends during this incredibly difficult time … We are completely dedicated to do everything in our power to help in this situation.”

– With files from Associated Press